Setback, also known as Pitch, is a trick-taking card game somewhat similar to Spades. It is generally played by four individual players, however there are variations in which 8 may play, sometimes in teams of 2 or 4 players.
The object of Setback is to accumulate a predefined number of points, typically 11, 15 or 21, over the course of several hands. The trump suit, determined by the highest bidder, is the highest suit. All other suits are equal....
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Setback, also known as Pitch, is a trick-taking card game somewhat similar to Spades. It is generally played by four individual players, however there are variations in which 8 may play, sometimes in teams of 2 or 4 players.
The object of Setback is to accumulate a predefined number of points, typically 11, 15 or 21, over the course of several hands. The trump suit, determined by the highest bidder, is the highest suit. All other suits are equal. It is played with a single standard deck of playing cards. The rank order is A-K-Q-J-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2.
The starting dealer is selected by whatever means seems appropriate at the time, and continues clockwise from that point on. Six cards are dealt to each player, typically in groups of 2 or 3, face down and starting to the dealer's left.
A variation from rural West Virginia has an extra hand dealt face down, which is called "the widows." The player who wins the auction gets to add the widow to his or her hand and then discards six cards to...
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